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San Luis Obispo
Thursday, October 9th, 2025
Good morning, San Luis Obispo. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 9th of October.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The San Luis Obispo Wedding Expo will be held on Nov. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Madonna Expo Center—where couples can meet florists, photographers and caterers and access exclusive deals from local wedding professionals. Paso Robles Daily News
- ➤ Today, a free basketball clinic at Paso Robles High School is training over 60 kids in grades 3 to 8 using a local winery grant while Caltrans begins lane closures in Lompoc that will cause up to a 10-minute delay until Thursday. Chevron is donating 2,700 acres near Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes to nearly double the wildlife refuge—UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors postponed key public service proposals after public testimony. KSBY-TV
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Cal Poly junior Alex Sahali’s 3,251-piece LEGO set, Italian Rivera, is available worldwide for $299.99—he reached 10,000 votes on LEGO Ideas and worked closely with the team to perfect the design. Mustang News
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Sal Vulcano, a comedian from Impractical Jokers, will perform a free one-hour show at the Performing Arts Center on Oct.22. Student tickets become available online from Oct.15 at noon + doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mustang News
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ On Oct. 6, Cal Poly held its ¡Adelante! HSI Symposium to update the community on its progress toward Hispanic-Serving Institution status and the challenges faced by Latino students amid proposals to cut HSI grants. University leaders and student panelists shared enrollment data and campus support details—highlighting the commitment to both growth and safety in a changing federal landscape. Mustang News
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Chevron donated 2,700 acres north of Guadalupe to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which more than doubled the size of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge—restoration work that has been underway after decades of cleanup efforts. CalCoast News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Ballots have been mailed to voters in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for the Nov 4 special election. The ballot includes Proposition 50, which may change how congressional districts are drawn until 2030+ county officials noted the record short 74-day prep time and stressed that registration ends Oct 20. KSBY-TV
- ➤ The San Luis Obispo County Public Works Department will enforce new parking restrictions near crosswalks after Assembly Bill 413 takes effect this year — county crews will install updated striping and pavement markers at key intersections with fewer than 25 spaces affected. KSBY
- ➤ Residents in San Luis Obispo are worried about the high cost and tricky process of meeting new wildfire-urban interface codes discussed at a Tuesday city council meeting—City Manager Whitney MacDonald said it is a big task for the community. The fire department plans fee-based inspections to enforce the updated codes—Cal Fire’s March map shows a 234% rise in high risk areas. Mustang News
- ➤ U.S. Customs and Border Protection will recruit at Cal Poly’s Fall Career Fair from October 22 to October 23. The agency enforces border security under the Department of Homeland Security—separate from ICE—and will be on campus solely for recruiting purposes. Mustang News
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing is offering free flu shots to students this October—clinics are set up at central spots like Dexter Lawn, Health Center Lawn, Mustang Way, and the University Union Marketplace. Three sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 13, Oct. 21, and Oct. 29, and students must bring a valid Cal Poly ID. Mustang News
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